requiem

/ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/

ɹƐ · kwi · əm (3 syllables)

English Noun Top 32,104

Definition

A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

Etymology

From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).